CPI REPORT: Inflation RISES As Gas Prices SOAR Right Before Midterms

What the coverage shows

Both outlets frame the item as September inflation rising and point to higher energy or gas costs. CBS’s two entries stick closely to the CPI report, with one headline using the 3.7% figure and another adding Election Day timing and Senate debate coverage, while Breaking Points ties the same inflation theme to gas prices and the midterms.

Written by Crossfiled from the 1 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.